Through different elements, the pedestrian is taken from the street in the arcade, by a special disposition and hight of the elements. He is walking, consciously or unconsciously, from a public space into a private one.

Introducing a +column in a space is not something anodin. It raises interest, because of the influence it has on the space around it. But before understanding, how the column influences the space, lets understand how the space works alone. Here an analysis of the axes of the streets Avenue Georgette and Boulevard Sebastopol. extension of comprehension through 4 vertical cuts.

The central idea of our project was to work on the notion of verticality, which we noticed was present on the facades of both sites. To express this verticality, we had the idea of creating a table constituted of vertical elements, in opposition with the horizontality which usually caracterizes the table.

Another key notion was the passage. Starting from this point, we made our table modulable: it allows passage in its highest position and provides it when it's down.

When outside of the global infrastructure, it takes both the function of a table but it can also become a bench. Both function create an anomaly in the rhythm of the street.

Definition, Photography and detail drawing of the four Elements Door, Bed, Table, Window.

Door:

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Definition: Opening in a façade, floor or vehicle; closing device allowing passage between two spaces; moving structure; mostly vertical; when open it lets people, animals, air and light come threw; when closed it becomes a barrier to these elements.

Description of Physical Proportions, Function, Time, Motion in the picture.

Bed:

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Definition: Furniture with a flat horizontal surface, used for sleep and relaxingDescription of Physical Proportions, Function, Time, Motion in the picture.

Table:

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Definition: Furniture with a flat horizontal surface upper surface leaning on one or more feet or a support; the surface must be hold stable; used to show, store or manipulate objects on a more corporal/human scale.

Description of Physical Proportions, Function, Time, Motion in the picture.

Window:

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Definition: Opening in a façade, door, roof or vehicle; allows passage of light and if not sealed, air and sound; vision to the outside or to the inside. Description of Physical Proportions, Function, Time, Motion in the picture.